Folding umbrella.



J. ARAGALL.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1912. 1,045,358. Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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JOSEPH ARAGAIL, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 JOSEPH I-I. MOR-AN AND ONE-HALF T0 THOMAS SLATTER, BOTH OF SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 20, 1912.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ARAGALL, a subject of the King of Spain, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Folding Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an ulnbrella, and particularly pertains to the umbrella-rod.

It is the object of this invention to provide an umbrella-rod which is so constructed and arranged that it may be shortened to permit the umbrella being packed in a suitcase, trunk, or the like, which is too small to receive the ordinary umbrella.

Umbrellas and parasols, now generally in i use, are of such length as to prohibit their being packed in ordinary suit-cases, which necessitates their being carried in the hand or strapped to the outside of the suit-case, veither of which arrangement is inconvenient and unhandy.

The present invention provides a means by which an umbrella or parasol may be rendered sufficiently compact, by shortening the rod, to permit its being disposed in a suit-case or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a foldable umbrella-rod, which is simple in construction, strong, durable, and not liable to get out of order, and which can be applied to the well-known umbrella or parasol tops of common use without necessitating any change in the construction of the latter.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear in the following specification.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the invention, showing the rod in its normal extended position. Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the rod in its shortened or folded position. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line X-X, Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a crosssection on the line Y--Y, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of the lower portion of the rod showing the sliding sleeve.

In the drawings A represents a tubular rod, open at its ends, on the upper end of which the spreading ribs B are pivotally,

connected at 2, and on the rod the usual sleeve C, to which the lower ends of the brace-ribs D are attached, is slidably mounted in the usual manner.

The essence of this invention resides in mounting a slidable element in the tubular rod A, and providing means for connecting and disconnecting this element to and from the rod A and for attaching the tip and handle portions thereto, in such manner that the tip may be folded and the handle detached by sliding the element in the rod A to reduce the working length of the umbrella-rod.

The slidable element just referred to is here shown as consisting of a bar 3, substantially of adiameter equal to that of the inside of the rod A, and which is slidable in the lower portion of the rod, and a cylindrical block 4 slidably mounted in the upper portionof the rod A, which is connected to the bar 3 by means of a wire r'od 5. Pivotally connected to the upper end ofthe block t is a short link 6 connecting with the lower end of aI bar 7 which forms the tip of the umbrella-rod; the bar 7 being adapted to extend into the upper end of the tubular rod A, as shown in Fig. 1.

A collar 8 on the bar 7 arranged to abut against the upper end of the rod A to limit the downward movement of the slidable element in the rod A and the extent of the projection of the bar 7 into the end of the rod A. j

The bar 3 is formed with longitudinally .extending slotsp9 and 10 spaced a suitable distance apart. Mounted in the slot 9 is a Vcatch 11 which is adapted to extend through a slot 12 in the umbrella rod A and engage a slot E in the sleeve C, to prevent the upward movement of the latter, as is common in umbrella construction. A plate spring 13, mounted on the bar 3, bears against the rear face of thecatch 11 to normally retain the latter in its outermost position.

Pivotally mounted at 14 in the slot 10 is a lever 15, one end of which is arranged to normally extend through a longitudinally extending slot 16 formed in the umbrellarod A, while the other end of the lever 15- is formed with a hook 17 which is adapted to extend through a perforation 18 in the umbrella-rod A, as shown in Fig. 1. A plate spring 18 bears against the inner face of the upper end of the lever 15, normally retaining the hook 17 and the upper end of the lever in their outermost positions.

Slidably mounted on the rod A is a milled sleeve 19 which is connected tothe bar 3 by means of a pin 20 which extends through the slot 16 and is engaged with the bar 3, as is shown in Fig. 1. The sleeve 19 is provided as a hand-hold, by means of which the bar 3 and its connected parts may be reciprocated within the tubular umbrellarod A.

The lower end of t-he bar 3, when in its lowermost position, extends some distance beyond the end of the umbrella-rod A, and is designed to enter a sleeve or tube 21 on which a handle 22 of any suitable descrip tion is mounted. The tube 21 is enlarged at its outer end to pass over the lower end of the umbrella-rod A, as shown in Fig. 1; a longitudinally extending groove 23 being formed in the enlarged portion of the tube 21, into which a rib 24E formed on the umbrella-rod A extends, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

Formed in the tube 21 is a perforation 25 which is designed to register with the perforation 18 and the umbrella-rod A, and into which the hook portion 17 of the lever 15 is adapted to extend to lock the tube 21 and the handle 22 thereonV to the umbrellarod A and the bar 3. It will be seen that when the bar 3 is in its lowermost position in the umbrella-rod A, and thetube 21 carrying'the handle 22 is disposed thereon and engaged by the hook 17, a substantial and rigid structure is formed; the bar 3 being effectively locked against movement within the umbrella-rod A by means of the hook 17 engaging the rod A and the tube 21 and the collar 8 on the bar 7 abutting against the upper end of the umbrella rod A, as shown in Fig. 1.

When the parts are in the position just described, the sleeve C may be disengaged from the catch 11,by pressing the latter inwardly in the usual manner, whereupon the sleeve C may be moved upwardly upon the umbrella-rod A, to operate the brace-ribs D and the spreading ribs B; the catch 11 rengaging the sleeve C when the latter is moved to its lowermost position, as is common in ordinary umbrella construction.

When it is desired to shorten the length of the umbrella, the lever 15, which extends through the rod C adjacent the sleeve 19,'is depressed by the thumb in opposition tothe spring 18. This action withdraws the hook 17 out of engagement with the tube 21 and the rod A, and permits the bar 3 being moved upwardly within the umbrella handle A; this action being done by moving the sleeve 19 upwardly on the umbrella rod. The hook 17 being disengaged from the tube 21 carrying the handle 22, permits the latter to be removed. The upward movement ofl the bar 3 forces the bar 7 and the link 6 out of the upper end of the rod A, as shown in Fig. 2; the link 6 permitting the bar'7 being folded back against the side. of the umbrella.

Vhen the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, and as just described, the length of the umbrella will be reduced to approxi-V mately the length of the folded spreading ribs B. When it is desired t0 restore the umbrella to its working position, the Ybar 3 is retracted in the rod A, by means of the sleeve 19, which action draws the link 6 and the bar 7 back into the upper end of the rod A and the normal position shown in Fig. 1, and repositions the catch 11 and the lever 15 with the hook 17 vthereon into their normalpositions; the pin 20 extending through the slot 16 and acting to prevent sidewise movement of the bar 3, so that the catch 11 and the lever 15 will register with their respective slots. The tube 21 carrying the handlel 22 is then placed on the lower end of the bar 3 and the rod A as shown in Fig. 1, the rib 241 engaging the slot 23 in the tube 21 to cause the perforation 25 to register with the perforation 18 in the tube A; the rib 24 also acting when engaged with the'tube 21, to prevent turning orv twisting ofthe latter.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. In an umbrella, the combination of a tubular umbrella-rod open at both ends, a bar slidably mounted within Vthe tubular rod, a sleeve slidably mounted on the exterior Yof therod and connected to the bar, by means of which the latter may be reciprocated, a handle carrying tube into which the lower endof the rod extends, and means carried on' the bar for locking the`bar, rod

and tube together, said last named means comprising a spring-pressed lever mounted on the bar having one end to engage the tube when said bar is in its lowermost position.

2. In an umbrella, the combination of -a tubular umbrella-rod open at both ends, a

bar slidably mounted within the tubular rod, a sleeve slidably mounted onthe exterior of the rod and connected to the bar, by means of which the latter'may be recipro cated, a handle carrying tube into which the lower end of the rod extends, and means carried on the bar for locking the bar, rod and tube'together', comprising a lever mount- A ed on the bar and extending through a slot in the rod adjacent the sleeve, and a hook formed on the lever engageable with the rod and the tube when 4the bar is in 'its lowermost position. i n 3. In an umbrella, the combination'of a Y tubular umbrella-rod openat bothends, a bar slidably mounted within the tubular rod,

y a sleeve slidably mounted on the exterior of the rod and connectedto the bar, by means -of which the latter maybe reeiprocated, alf-[30 handle carrying tube into which the lower end of the rod extends, means carried on the bar for locking the bar, rod and tube together, comprising a lever mounted on the bar and extending through a slot in the rod adjacent the sleeve, and a hook formed on the lever engageable with the rod and the tube when the bar is in its lowermost position, a blook slidable in the upper portion of the tubular rod and connected to the bar, a link on the upper end of said block, and a tip adapted to be moved in and out of the upper end of the rod connected to said link.

4L. In an umbrella, the Combination of a tubular umbrella-rod open at both ends, a bar slidably mounted within the tubular rod, a sleeve slidably mounted on the exterior of the rod and Connected to the bar, by means of which the latter may be reeiprocated, a handle carrying tube into which the lower end of the rod extends, means carried on the bar Jfor looking the bar, rod and tube together, comprising a lever' mounted on the bar and extending through a slot in the rod adjacent the sleeve, and a hook formed ou the lever engageable with the rod and the tube when the bar is in its lowermost position, a block slidable in the upper portion of the tubular rod and connected to the bar, a link on the upper end of said block, a tip adapted to be moved in and out of the upper end of the rod and connected to said link, and means for limiting the downward movement of the bar, comprising a collar formed on the tip. I

In testimony whereof I have nereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH ARAGALL. Witnesses JOHN I-I. I-IERRING, CHARLES EDELMAN.

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